I updated to firmware v1.7 (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1902072&postcount=247). Now I exeprience some issues in (only tested) PDF files:


Broken navigation in "Single Page" layout
When I choose zoom level "Hide Margins" the layout jumps to "Scroll Pages". In the previous v1.6 20111213 I could read single pages with hidden margins.
When I then choose "Single Page", it looks like before, but I can turn pages only with the stylus! Pushing the previous/next button or using the joystick only reloads the current page.
The same issues arise with zoom levels other than "Fit Page" (where "Single Page" works).
(Status/Progress bar disappeared.) Update set "Full Screen" for all books.


Can I get the old firmware v1.6, until the bugs are fixed in v1.7?

What was also weird: After updating the device should restart, but mine didn't finish restarting. After the progress bar got full, it stuck there on dimmed start-up screen. After turning it on, the about site stated correctly firmware 1.7 20111228.

I confirm all this issues, except that my status bar did not disappear.

I confirm all this issues, except that my status bar did not disappear.
I just discovered, that the update set "Full Screen" for all books. So the bar was invisible.

I just discovered, that the update set "Full Screen" for all books. So the bar was invisible.

so , should we wait and not upgrade to the new FW 1.7??

I have tried to read a manga book in jpg format. There is a list of 200 jpg files. The issue is,that M92 doesn`t sort numbers in correct sequence. They are displayed in this order: 1,10,100 .... 179,18,180,181....

I have tried to read a manga book in jpg format. There is a list of 200 jpg files. The issue is,that M92 doesn`t sort numbers in correct sequence. They are displayed in this order: 1,10,100 .... 179,18,180,181....

Just try to rename the files to 001, 002, 003
There exist some programs which can make this automatically e.g. LupasRename (http://rename.lupasfreeware.org/)

@Backi
Thank You for that review! I will wait for the next version.

Are there any positive things to say about the new Version 1.7? Any improvements? Ne features?

Are there any positive things to say about the new Version 1.7? Any improvements? Ne features?
That's why I asked for a changelog. As Booxtor said (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1902072&postcount=247): missing Websites in the Website directory was fixed.

The only one feature, I dicovered so far, is a new zooming option called "Zoom by two points". It's like "Selection Zoom" with the difference, that instead of drawing a bounding box you specify its two corners.

I don't remember how it was called, but I think, they renamed "Merge Annotations" in "Merge Sketch" - maybe to clarify, that annotations/marks aren't merged.

The only one feature, I discovered so far, is a new zooming option called "Zoom by two points". It's like "Selection Zoom" with the difference, that instead of drawing a bounding box you specify its two corners.

interesting change. i suspect it is a global onyx firmware shift to accommodate the IR display in the i62 and future devices

Issue Nr. 3 (that was also in v1.6): Status bar of EPUBs:

Everytime I open an EPUB eBook (EDIT: there are some without this issue) the status bar looks incorrectly laid out:

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=80639&stc=1&d=1325420611


After entering and exiting full screen it looks ok:

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=80640&stc=1&d=1325420611

The status bar bug also happens with some PDFs on my M92 (v1.6 firmware).

Issue 4: Search dialog and screen rotation (firmware 1.6-1.7)

As abpos mentioned (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1896872&postcount=222), the search dialog is misplaced, if one changes the screen rotation in an opened book about 90°, e.g. open book with portrait mode and then rotate to landscape.

Surprisingly, the dictionary dialog has no such issue.

Some images:

Opened in landscape mode: Image (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=80652&stc=1&d=1325438403). That's what it should look like.
Opened in portrait mode and changed to landscape mode: Image (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=80651&stc=1&d=1325438403). It hangs somewhere at the bottom.
Opened in landscape mode and rotated to portrait mode: Image (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=80653&stc=1&d=1325438403). It hangs in the middle.

Issue 5: Dictionary dialog (firmware 1.6-1.7)

In the dictionary dialog initially the button "Explanation" (second button) is selected:

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=80654&stc=1&d=1325440529

Clicking on the first button "Retrieve Words" with the stylus leads to rendering artifacts and/because? somehow both buttons are selected:

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=80655&stc=1&d=1325440529

Using the joystick has no artifacts and only the intended button is activated:

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=80656&stc=1&d=1325440529

Hello everybody! I've been lurking for quite a long time now and I really like this forum. Sooo, I finally made up my mind and ordered an M92. Being a bit of a techie :D I wondered if anybody is willing to make a backup of the v1.6 firmware, just in case somebody finds some really nasty bug in the new one and Onyx doesn't fix it, so it would be possible to rollback.

I wondered if anybody is willing to make a backup of the v1.6 firmware, just in case somebody finds some really nasty bug in the new one and Onyx doesn't fix it, so it would be possible to rollback.Tomorrow Booxtor will post a link to v1.6: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1905202&postcount=262

Issue 6: Clearing scribble boundaries (firmware 1.6?-1.7)

I drew as close to the scribble boundaries as possible: image (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=80665&stc=1&d=1325447998). You can see, that at the top and at the bottom the boundaries are rather big.

Turning or inserting a new page clears the screen. But it seems, that on the left and right sides one can draw a bit over the boundaries so that the pixels are not cleared there and are still visible: image (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=80666&stc=1&d=1325447998).

Issue 7: Exceeding vertical scribble boundaries (firmware 1.6?-1.7)

Draw something and then exceed the boundary on the left or right side. Then click somewhere on the screen again: Automatically a line is drawn between the point, where you exceeded the boundary and the point, where you clicked afterwards.

In this image (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=80669&stc=1&d=1325448317) I drew the (nearly) horizontal line and exceeded on the right side. Then I clicked down left, so that the diagonal line was automatically inserted.

I think, the scribble app misses to terminate the polyline, when the stylus exceeds the left or right boundary.

page switch buttons are disabled in 2-point-zoom

page switch buttons are disabled in 2-point-zoom

We have already noticed the issue (it was also several times mentioned in other threads here). Give us a couple of days. Please also note, that 1.7 is not a final release yet - it is still betta and some issues are possible.

Please note that the thread here is about 20111228 and is out of date.

Next time please write your comments to the 1.7 here: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164162

Issue 7: Exceeding vertical scribble boundaries (firmware 1.6?-1.7)
Draw something and then exceed the boundary on the left or right side. Then click somewhere on the screen again: Automatically a line is drawn between the point, where you exceeded the boundary and the point, where you clicked afterwards.

.....

I think, the scribble app misses to terminate the polyline, when the stylus exceeds the left or right boundary.

It happens also in 1.7b firmware. It always joins two separate polyline, if you leave left margin. I couldn't make M92 do it while leaving right, uppper, bottom margin.

That is something similar to bug that I 'hit' in pdf scribling. Only it seems to me the reason for loosing terminating signal for polyline is different than leaving screen by exeeding left margin.

This bug should be quite easily fixed. If I start getting position, I terminate previous first. Or just check if two adjacement polyline dots are not too distant (more than say 2 mm).

Please also note, that 1.7 is not a final release yet - it is still betta and some issues are possible.


OK, it changes a situation a bit. ;-) I thought it is a final release.